General Conditions

Myofascial pain syndrome is a chronic condition that causes lasting muscle pain, often centered around sensitive knots known as trigger points. The most common symptoms are difficulty with range of motion and frequent, recurring muscle knots.

Treating the Trigger Points, Not Just the Ache

We treat myofascial pain through targeted myofascial release, using a combination of techniques — including scraping, cupping, and focused myofascial release — to release trigger points, restore range of motion, and help patients live pain-free.

Technology has changed posture problems for everyone, not just kids. Hours on a laptop, constantly looking down at a phone, and heavy backpacks are reshaping the spine earlier and more severely than in past generations — while adults spending 8-12 hours a day at a computer are developing the same pattern from the other direction.

In Kids: A Spine Still Being Shaped

Kids as young as 12 are now developing what's known as "tech neck" — forward head posture and rolled-forward shoulders that used to take decades of desk work to show up, now appearing in adolescence. Because a child's spine is still developing, this isn't just a bad habit — it's the spine itself being molded in the wrong direction during a critical growth period. Think of it as the opposite of braces: instead of guiding the spine into proper alignment, prolonged forward-head positioning shapes it the wrong way over time.

In Adults: The Same Pattern, a Different Cause

If your neck aches by the end of the workday, tech neck is often the reason — even if you've never heard the term. Spending long hours hunched toward a screen gradually pulls the neck and shoulders into that same forward position, and over years, the body adapts to it as the new "normal." The fix isn't just "sit up straight" here either — by the time it's noticeable, the muscles and spine have already adapted to the poor position.

More Than "Put the Phone Down"

Whether it's a 12-year-old or a 45-year-old at a desk, the advice isn't just to stop using technology — that's not realistic for either group. What actually helps is keeping the spine in proper alignment through chiropractic care, combined with postural corrective exercises, so the body has real support to counteract hours of forward-head positioning instead of just adapting further into it.

Almost everyone says they "have TMJ," but that's actually just the name of the joint everyone has — the temporomandibular joint. What people usually mean is TMD, temporomandibular dysfunction: the joint isn't functioning properly. That dysfunction often stems from misalignments at the top of the neck and imbalances in the surrounding muscles.

Why a Mouth Guard Alone Often Isn't Enough

If you've been told to wear a mouth guard for jaw clenching or grinding, that can genuinely help — but if the upper neck and jaw muscles are out of balance, even the best mouth guard won't be the complete solution. We work alongside your dental specialist's care, addressing the neck and muscle component of the problem so their treatment actually works the way it's supposed to.

The Anatomy Is More Connected Than You'd Think

The TMJ sits just millimeters from the top two vertebrae of the neck (the atlas and axis), and many of the muscles around the jaw are either controlled by nerves from the upper neck or directly affected by tightness in that area. When one part isn't working right, it's common for the other to be affected too — which is why neck adjustments and muscle work are often the missing piece in resolving TMD.

Why Catching It Early Matters

Each TMJ contains a small cartilage disc. Left unaddressed, dysfunction in the joint can damage or shift that disc — at which point it often becomes a lifelong management issue rather than something that can be fully resolved. Addressing the underlying cause before that happens gives you a real shot at restoring normal function, not just managing symptoms indefinitely.